Tag: Human Rights
Anti-terrorist laws too harsh for New Zealand
The Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill may be rushed through Parliament before Christmas despite being panned by most submitters to the government administration select committee.
Have POWs captured by NZers been mistreated by the US?
The redeployment of the SAS to Afghanistan will again put New Zealand troops in the midst of the 'War on Terror'. Everyone from Amnesty to the UN has been having a go over the mistreatment of prisoners. How clean are New Zealand's hands on this issue?
‘Zaoui clause’ in hard-hearted bill will punish citizens and migrants
The Identity (Citizenship and Travel Documents) Bill may be rushed through Parliament before Christmas despite being panned by most submitters to the Government Administration Select Committee.
Focus on Freedom – Tauranga
You are warmly invited to a free public forum with guest speakers exploring MMP and the rise of Global Democracy. Tauranga, 7pm Thursday June 30th.
The Search and Surveillance Bill: An Attack on Civil Rights
The Search and Surveillance Bill currently before Parliament is a serious threat to civil liberties in New Zealand. It broadly increases the powers of the police and other government agencies to monitor, search and detain individuals for minor and nonexistent infringements.
Fahrenheit 9/11 isn’t Just About America
In Fahrenheit 9/11 Michael Moore shows how George W Bush's "War on Terror" is also a war on the civil liberties of Americans.But it's not just "over there" that long-cherished freedoms are being taken away.
Repression is not an Olympic sport
When China made its bid for the 2008 Olympics, Chinese authorities promised improvements in human rights. Since then, the harsh methods used to prepare the country and Beijing for the games have actually made things worse. Find out what's going on and and why we should stand up for the human dignity the games are supposed to represent.
Clark and Cosgrove must challenge Games web censorship
Currie must stop discouraging free speech for athletes
Stand Up Against Poverty – Keith Locke & Sue Kedgley
Come and support Keith Locke MP & Sue Kedgley MP at the Standing Up for Poverty Event - 17 October 11.30am, Civic Square, Wellington
Visit the website to find out more: www.standagainstpoverty.org
The Geopolitics of Oil
A public talk by Keith Locke Green MP on the repercussions for New Zealand of the Mid-Eastern oil conflicts.